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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Almost Wordless: Don't Try This At Home

While TW was at the BlogPaws' Social Media Conference, she and Plush CK attended a birthday pawty for Sophie from Kitty Cat Chronicles. One of the activities was making wand toys for all the cats out of ribbon. TW didn't make a wand toy but she brought one home for me cos she knew I'd love it.

I'm not allowed to play with ribbon or string except under the strict snoopervision of TW. She tightly grasps one end of the string/ribbon and I jump after it. She won't even trust Pop to hold the string/ribbon.

Don't try this game at home! Do NOT leave strings, ribbons, shoelaces, thread, yarn, dental floss or anything like that around for your cat to find. Once we grab it in our mouths, we will swallow the entire thing and emergency surgery will surely ensue.

A cat’s sandpaper-like tongue has small backward-facing hooks called papillae for grooming that make it just about impossible for the cat to spit the string or ribbon back out once they start swallowing it. If you see your cat swallowing string or with it hanging from their mouth, don't try to pull it out. Get them to the vet ASAP.

This has been a PSA from your Stunning Keisha. Yes, I'm good-looking AND smart.

We think our mom brought one of those home for us that she made. We'll have to ask her where it is. Looks as if you are having fun C.K. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy

Good looking, smart you ARE! That is good of you to remind humans about the dangers of ribbons & such. Fishing line, too, is a hazard. Once in a while Mom would tie & plastic spider to a string & pull it along the floor for me to chase. Then one day she forgot to put it up & away. The next thing you know I was being hauled to the vet, 'cause she thought I ate the line (the entire 7 feet of it - she wasn't thinking straight)! Well I hadn't - the vaccuum had gobbled it up. But it gave Mom quite the scare! -Valentine (& Mom)

I know first-hand about swallowing ribbon-like material. I was VERY, VERY lucky to pass it and not need surgery. I'd add rubber bands to your list too. I do like playing with my ribbony wand toy, but mom puts it away after we're done playing.

Yep! Strings are DANGEROUS!!! Way back...before there was even the thought of the internet one of my Mom's cats got into her wool basket and you guessed it...swallowed a long hunk of yarn! A trip to the vet for Kitty and after that day NO ONE was allowed to play with strings, ribbons and yarn with the cats!!!Love Barb

Miss CK. I think you are a girl who love a little bit risky, aren't you ?Ribbon is not my style, but rubber bands. Dangerous stuff for kitty too. But my mom knows I'm not play with it without her supervisor so it is fine for me too.Have Fun Miss CK. !

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